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Skull Fracture, Depressed

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Definition: A skull fracture characterized by inward depression of a fragment or section of cranial bone, often compressing the underlying dura mater and brain. Depressed cranial fractures which feature open skin wounds that communicate with skull fragments are referred to as compound depressed skull fractures.  coord (IM) with specific bone in the skull/inj (IM) if pertinent    Other names Skull Fractures, Depressed; Fractures, Depressed Skull; Fracture, Depressed Skull; Depressed Skull Fractures; Depressed Skull Fracture; Skull Fractures, Compound Depressed; Compound Depressed Skull Fractures; Compound Depressed Skull Fracture; Skull Fracture, Compound Depressed

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